Jeremiah 20:15:10Jer.20.15.W10TAB
שַׂמֵּ֖חַ
sammeakh
“making glad”
- Transliteration
- sam-ME-akh
- Extended
- sahm-MEH-akh
- IPA
- /samˈmɛːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- making glad
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sam-ME-akh
- clause
sam-ME-akh sim-kha-HU
- sentence
a-RUR ha-ISH a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi le-MOR yu-LAD-le-kha BEN za-KHAR sam-ME-akh sim-kha-HU
Exegesis
Finally, the paired verbs sam-mē-aḥ {שַׂמֵּ֖חַ | sam-mē-aḥ} ‘causing to rejoice’ and sim-mo-ḥā-hū {שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ | sim-mo-ḥā-hū} ‘he made him rejoice’ form a resultative Waw sequence that intensifies the joy response.
Root and etymology
s-m-ḥ
“to rejoice”
In context — Jeremiah 20:15
Cursed be the man who brought good news to my father, saying, “A male child has been born to you,” making him exceedingly glad .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 20:15, so the Hebrew word שַׂמֵּ֖חַ (sammeakh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.20.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.15.W10.S1) and character.